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--- hosting:mailman [2016/07/28 17:04] – created jim
+++ hosting:mailman [2020/07/13 11:36] (current) – [Old/Disabled lists] jim
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 The mailing lists are now running with the standard Debian packaged version of Mailman.
+The Mailman setup for Exim is in ''/etc/exim4/symbiosis.d/20-routes/11-mailman'' and ''/etc/exim4/symbiosis.d/30-transports/11-mailman''. It's standard Mailman/exim setup.
 ===== LongSig =====
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 There is one non-standard extension, the LongSig handler. I have copied the Python code for the LongSig handler into ''/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers''.
-LongSig is currently enabled only on ''accu-general''. The process is described in th[[https://wiki.list.org/DOC/4.67%20How%20do%20I%20implement%20a%20custom%20handler%20in%20Mailman%2C%20e.g.%20to%20mung%20headers%20or%20filter%20posts%20based%20on%20regex%20searches%20of%20the|this Mailman FAQ item]]. The input filename for the modified ''accu-general'' pipeline is in ''/etc/mailman''.
+LongSig is currently enabled only on ''accu-general''. The process is described in [[https://wiki.list.org/DOC/4.67%20How%20do%20I%20implement%20a%20custom%20handler%20in%20Mailman%2C%20e.g.%20to%20mung%20headers%20or%20filter%20posts%20based%20on%20regex%20searches%20of%20the|this Mailman FAQ item]]. The input filename for the modified ''accu-general'' pipeline is in ''/etc/mailman''.
+===== Creating a new list =====
+Given the appropriate Mailman login, you can create a new list from the web interface.
+Unfortunately, it appears that while the list is created, some of the list files lack the correct permissions.
+''# chown -R list:www-data /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/<list-name>*''
+appears to be necessary.
+===== Old/Disabled lists =====
+There are lists which have been moribund for a while, and which we have disabled, to save the list admins from having to handle spam messages.
+There is no official way in Mailman to disable a list. The closest you can get to is //emergency moderation//, which just makes all lists moderate every post.
+So I've disabled the mailing lists by ''chmod 000 /var/lib/mailman/lists/<list>''. Also, I've modified the Exim Mailman router to check explicitly that the list file is accessible by group ''list'':
+<code>
+mailman_router:
+ debug_print = "R: mailman_router for $local_part@$domain"
+  driver = accept
+  require_files = root,list:MM_HOME/lists/$local_part/config.pck
+  local_part_suffix_optional
+  local_part_suffix = -bounces : -bounces+* : \
+                      -confirm+* : -join : -leave : \
+                      -owner : -request : -admin
+  transport = mailman_transport
+</code>
+This means that the list address is no longer routable, and the list no longer appears on the list of mailing lists. All list configuration and archives are preserved.